<DIV id=RTEContent>So true. I'm going to make a copy for every teenager I know. <BR><BR><B><I>Julie Self <julie_self@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I got this from a friend and thought it would be a good thing to share:<BR><BR>I just love this. Sorry if you have read it before but it is so true.<BR>> ><BR>>>Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! To <BR>>>anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice.<BR>>><BR>>>Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they <BR>>>did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, <BR>>>politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no <BR>>>concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the <BR>>>real world.<BR>>><BR>>>Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to
it!<BR>>><BR>>>Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will <BR>>>expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.<BR>>><BR>>>Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You <BR>>>won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.<BR>>><BR>>>Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.<BR>>><BR>>>Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents <BR>>>had a different word for burger flipping: They called it opportunity.<BR>>><BR>>>Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine <BR>>>about your mistakes, learn from them.<BR>>><BR>>>Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are <BR>>>now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and <BR>>>listening to you talk about how cool you
thought you were. So before you <BR>>>save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try <BR>>>delousing the closet in your own room.<BR>>><BR>>>Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life <BR>>>HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll <BR>>>give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't <BR>>>bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.<BR>>><BR>>>Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off <BR>>>and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do <BR>>>that on your own time.<BR>>><BR>>>Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually <BR>>>have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.<BR>>><BR>>>Rule 11: Be nice to nerds! Chances are you'll end up working for one.<BR>>><BR>>>If you agree, pass
it on. If you can read this - Thank a teacher! If you <BR>>>are reading it in English -Thank a soldier!!<BR><BR><BR>Gwen<BR>Loch Ruadh Rocks!!<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Loch-Ruadh mailing list<BR>Loch-Ruadh@ansteorra.org<BR>http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/loch-ruadh<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><p>
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